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Continuing professional development in social work

Halton, Carmel, author.
Bristol : The Policy Press, 2014.

This book offers a unique insight into the possibilities of continuing professional development (CPD) and the issues it presents for newly qualified and experienced social workers in practice. It offers possible directions for the future of post qualifying social work education, making it essential reading for practitioners, educators, managers and policy-makers.

Bibliographic Information

Format: eBook
Author: Halton, Carmel,
Subject: Social work education
Career development
Publication Year:2014
Language:English
Published:Bristol : The Policy Press, 2014.
ISBN:9781447307389
1447307380
9781447311621
1447311620
9781447307396
1447307399
Notes:Continuing Professional Development in Social Work; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Preface; 1. Continuing professional development: the international context; What is continuing professional development?; What is the nature and purpose of continuing professional development?; Supporting social workers; Professionalisation and continuing professional development; Continuing professional development models; Critical perspectives; Conclusion; 2. Contemporary debates in social work education; Socio-political context of social work education
Competence and social work educationManagerialism and learning in the workplace; The Munro report; Reflective learning; Reconciling competency and reflective learning; Post-qualifying education, the university and public expenditure cuts; Who should provide post-qualifying social work education?; Developing the research and knowledge base; Conclusion; 3. Continuing professional development: a national study; Social work in Ireland; Social work education in Ireland; The research project: methodology; Post-qualifying higher education; Course choice
Other forms of continuing professional developmentMotivation for undertaking continuing professional development; Outcomes of continuing professional development; Informal and in-house continuing professional development; Impact of continuing professional development on practice; Future continuing professional development; Conclusion; 4. Barriers to participation; Barriers to participation: previous research; Barriers to participation in other professions; Barriers to participation in social work continuing professional development in Ireland; Survey findings; Interviews and focus group
Continuing professional development in the context of regulationOvercoming barriers to participation; Conclusion; 5. Supervision; Context of supervision; Social work supervision: challenges and opportunities; Public inquiries: revitalising interest in social work supervision; What represents good-quality supervision?; Experiences of supervision; Linking supervision to continuing professional development; Cultures and contexts of supervision; Frequency and quality of supervision; Forms of supervision; Supervision training; Content of supervision; Conclusion; 6. Learning and reflection
Complexity and professional judgementContextualising social work; Public inquiries into social work: the challenges posed for the profession; Connecting reflective inquiry to social work education and continuing professional development; Reflection and social work; Reflective praxis: implications for organisations; Supporting reflective engagement: the portfolio; Conclusion; 7. Thinking and acting; Critical theory; The 'Big Society', social work and postmodernity; Marketisation and managerialism: 'a new culture of social work'?
Managerialism and de-professionalisation: the McDonaldisation of social work?
English
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Course: SW462